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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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